Reply: The Stitches Could Be the Main Risk for Failure in Perforator-Pedicled Flaps

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¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Rangueil University Hospital Toulouse, France.
² Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Lapeyronie University Hospital Montpellier, France.
³ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Hospital Sud University of Rennes 1 Rennes, France.

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Benoit Chaput et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Aug.

. 2016 Aug;138(2):383e-385e.

doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002391.

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Rangueil University Hospital Toulouse, France.
² Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Lapeyronie University Hospital Montpellier, France.
³ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Hospital Sud University of Rennes 1 Rennes, France.

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Perforator-Pedicled Propeller Flaps in Lower Extremity Defects: Identification of Risk Factors for Complications.
Wei JW, Ni JD, Dong ZG, Liu LH, Liu X, Peng P. Wei JW, et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Aug;138(2):382e-383e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002392. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016. PMID: 27088836 No abstract available.

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